Mark Bomback pitched 8 2/3 innings of six-hit ball and Neil Allen, after yielding a single, got the final out for his 20th save as the Mets downed the Cardinals, 4-1. The Mets scored twice in the fifth inning on a two-out walk to Joel Youngblood, triple by Bill Almon and double by Claudell Washington. Doug Flynn drilled a two-run single with the bases loaded in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    10, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood cf         4   1   2   0     1   0   .289      Herr 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .197
Almon ss              5   1   2   1     0   1   .267      Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Washington rf         4   0   1   1     1   0   .283      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Jorgensen 1b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Hendrick rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .324
Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .306      Durham lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Maddox 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .259      Oberkfell 3b          3   0   3   1     1   0   .289
Benton c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .200      Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
  Trevino c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Phillips ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Flynn 2b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .265        Simmons ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Bomback p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .156        Ramsey ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Martinez p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .080
                                                            Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .069
                                                            Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   4  10   4     4   4             Totals               34   1   7   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 18,711
Left on Base: Mets 9, Cardinals 7
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Youngblood (20), Washington (10), Hendrick (25)
Triples: Almon (3)
Stolen Bases: Herr (5)
GIDP: Benton (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bomback W(9-3)          8.2   6   1   1   1   3   0  33   3.83
Allen SV(20)            0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.72
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(4-5)         7     6   2   2   3   4   0  29   3.90
Kaat                    0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3
Littlefield             0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.09
Otten                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   7.50
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   4   0  40

Balks: Martinez (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


METS 1ST: Youngblood doubled to left; Almon made an out to
first; Washington flied out to center [Youngblood to third];
Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr lined to shortstop; Scott grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Benton singled to shortstop;
Flynn lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick struck out; Durham flied out to center;
Oberkfell singled to center; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

METS 3RD: Bomback grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood
flied out to center; Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Phillips flied out to left; Martinez was called
out on strikes; Herr singled to right; Herr stole second; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cardinals 0.

METS 4TH: Washington walked; Martinez balked [Washington to
second]; Jorgensen struck out; Henderson struck out; Maddox
walked; Benton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Hendrick doubled to left; Durham grounded out (second to first)
[Hendrick to third]; Oberkfell singled to center [Hendrick
scored]; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (catcher to first); Bomback
grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood walked; Almon
tripled to left [Youngblood scored]; Washington doubled to right
[Almon scored]; Jorgensen made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Phillips made an out to third; Martinez grounded
out (pitcher to first); Herr grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

METS 6TH: Henderson flied out to center; Maddox singled to left;
Benton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
flied out to left; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

METS 7TH: Flynn made an out to second; Bomback was called out on
strikes; Youngblood singled to right; Almon struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Durham singled to second; Oberkfell singled to
center [Durham to second]; Kennedy forced Durham (pitcher to
third) [Oberkfell to second]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR PHILLIPS;
Simmons lined to right; IORG BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Iorg flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

METS 8TH: RAMSEY REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING SS); KAAT REPLACED
IORG (PITCHING); Washington grounded out (second to first);
Jorgensen singled to center; Henderson singled to right
[Jorgensen to second]; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING);
Maddox flied out to left; Benton walked [Jorgensen to third,
Henderson to second]; Flynn singled to center [Jorgensen scored,
Henderson scored, Benton to third]; Bomback forced Flynn
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Herr grounded out (second to first); Scott flied
out to center; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

METS 9TH: OTTEN REPLACED LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING); Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); Almon singled to second;
Washington flied out to left; Jorgensen flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: TREVINO REPLACED BENTON (PLAYING C ); Hendrick
flied out to center; Durham flied out to center; Oberkfell
walked; ALLEN REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Kennedy singled to
center [Oberkfell to third]; Ramsey forced Kennedy (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Cardinals 1.